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J. G. TRUMP. VEHICLE.

No. 477,475. I Patented June 21, 1892.

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JOHN G. TRUMP, OF RICI'IVILLE, MICHIGAN, ASSIGN OR OF ELEVEN -T\VELFTIISTO PAUL J. TRUMP, JOHN JORDAN, AND CHRISTIAN HILDNER, OF SAME PLACE,EDIVARD H. TAYLOR, ROBERT PRESTON, ROBERT V. BRAY, JOHN C. LOSS, ANDRICHARD MORRIS,

OF VASSAR, MARTIN REIOHLE AND GEORGE REID, OF REESE, AND SILAS M.I-IAIGHT, OF DENMARK, MICH- IGAN.

VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 477,475, dated June 21,1892.

Application filed October 20, 1891. Serial No. 409,305. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN G. TRUMP, a citizen of the United States,residing at Richville, in the county of Tuscola and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicles, of whichthe following is a fulland clear description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a two-wheeled vehicle embodyingmy invention and showing one of the wheels removed. Fig. 2 is across-sectional View of the same on the line X X of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is aperspective View showing a portion of the front of the body and theguide-bar connecting the side spring-plates. Fig. 4: is a modified formof hanger.

My invention relates to the general class of vehicles, and especially tothe class of twowheeled vehicles known as road-carts. It is animprovement on my former patent, No. 433,833, dated August 5,1890; andit consists in the constructions and combinations of devices, which Ishall hereinafterfully describe and claim.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the'main axle, upon theopposite ends of which the wheels B are mounted and adapted to rotate,and C is the body of the vehicle, having a seat portion D supportedthereon in any suitable manner, the said body having a railing asurrounding its rear portion.- The axle or shaft A is arched at itscentral portion, extends across the vehicle between the seat and bottomof the body portion, and has socured to it near the central portionthereof suitable hearings or lugs Z), adapted to have fitted to them oneend of the springs E. These springs are preferably thin flat plates, andafter being secured to the lugs are coiled and their opposite endsextended in reverse directions and project beyond the sides of the body,and their extended portions are formed with holes 0, which are designedto be engaged by yokes e, which connect the free ends of the springswith the body of the vehicle, and thereby suspend the body portiondirectly from the springs.

Securely fastened to the bottom of the body portion in line with thespringE and withits ends projecting beyond the sides of the body andprovided with holes f is a plate K, to which the yokes suspended fromthe ends of the springs E are attached. These yokes or hangers areslotted or have open centers, and from their end walls project inwardlythe in tegral pins or lugs or set-screw cl, adapted to engage the holesin the ends of the springs E and plate K, so that the yokes may beadjuste'd inward or outward to regulate the tension of the springs withrespect to the Weight being carried. I

From this description it will be seen that the weight of the body of thevehicle and of the occupant is transmitted through the yokes or hangerstothe free ends of the springs, which ends are pulled down against there sistance of the coils at their inner ends. This construction permitsa free Vertical movement, but prevents the disagreeable lateral or sidemotion due to the movement of the horse from being communicated to thebody and seat of the vehicle.

Suitable spring-plates F and F ,having their inner ends clipped to theaxle, extend forward one above and one below each shaft or thill Gandhave their forward ends joined by rods h, which pass through holes h inthe shafts, while the front end of the upper plate F is connected to across-barlin front of the body portion. This cross-barhas aslottedportion or guide at at its center, and to the forward part of the bodyportion is secured an angular plate L,whose upper horizontal armL isadapted to pass loosely through the slotted portion or guide in on thecrossbar Z, and thereby prevent a jerking side motion in the event ofthe wheels striking an obstruction or depres sion in the road. Aroundthe rods h, above and below the shafts or thills, are coiled springs n,as cushions and as a means for which serve holding the front of the bodyin its proper position, and also allowing for the up-and-down 0rvibrating movement of said front. ,The inner ends of the shafts orthills are pivotally held between lugs r on the forward ends of plates5, which lie between the inner ends of the spring-plates and the bottomof the axle and are held in place by the clips before mentioned assecuring the plates F and F to the axle, as in my former patent.

To provide as much comfort as possible for .the occupant of the vehicle,I construct the seat with a lazy-back H, which is secured to thestandardst, that are coiled at 6' just under the back of the seat andhave their opposite or lower ends secured to the under surface of theseat in any suitable manner.

A vehicle constructed as above described overcomes the horse motion ofthe common road-cart. It permits the cart to ride easier over roughroads or obstructions, as the box or body of the vehicle is permitted toyield, so that when the wheels are passing over an obstruction orirregularity in the road the box or body remains level, thereby savingthe driver or persons riding in the cart the disagreeable jolting commonto many of the carts now in use.

\Vhile I have described my invention as being adapted to road-carts, Ido not limit it to such carts, as the same constructions may be used onfour-wheeled vehicles,with or without a box, like the one shown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a road-cart or other vehicle, the body portion thereof suspendedfrom the main axle, in combination with springs secured to the axle nearits center and projecting outwardly beyond the sides of the body andyokes or hangers con meeting the free ends of the springs with the body,substantially as herein described.

2. In a roadart or other vehicle, the main axle and the body, incombination with springs secured at one end near the center of the axleand then coiled and extended outwardly beyond the sides of the body andhaving the extended portions formed with holes, a plate on the bottom ofthe body, with its ends extending beyond the sides of the same andprovided with holes, and yokes or hangers slotted to receive theprojected ends of the springs and plate and provided with pins or lugsor set-screw adapted to engage the holes in said springs and plate,whereby the body is suspended from the springs and the tension of thelatter regulated, substantially as herein described.

3. In a road-cart or other vehicle, the body, the main axle, the thills,the bearing-wheels, and the spring-plates F F, in combination with aplate in front of the body, connecting the forward ends of thespring-plates F and provided with a slotted guide, and an angular plateon the body, having its upper horizontal arm working loosely in saidguide,

substantially as herein described.

JOHN G. TRUMP. lVitnesses:

E. H. TAYLOR, O. O. CURTIS.

